Central Pacific Railroad - Sacramento, California
N 38° 35.060 W 121° 30.225
10S E 630320 N 4271712
A marker in the California State Railroad Museum commemorates the ground breaking of the Central Pacific Railroad
Waymark Code: WMRRRA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2016
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Designed by railroad and civil engineer Theodore Judah and built by thousands of Chinese workers who blasted 15 tunnels through solid granite of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Central Pacific Railroad was the western part of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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Location: California State Railroad Museum
125 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Type of structure/site: Railroad
Date of Construction: 1/8/1863
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Theodore Judah
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
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